Fiji recorded 70 new cases of COVID-19 for the 24 hour period that ended at 8 am yesterday, taking total active cases to 12,841 after 103 people recovered and seven positive patients died from pre-existing illnesses.
There have been 50,953 cases during the outbreak that started in April 2021, and a total of 51,023 cases in Fiji since the first case was reported in March 2020.
Deaths from COVID-19 remain at 624 since 2020 or 622 since the start of the outbreak in April this year. Deaths with COVID-19 increases to 478.
Hospitalisations
There are currently 83 COVID-19 patients are cared for in hospitals on Viti Levu. Of the patients, 43 are admitted at the Lautoka Hospital and 40 are admitted at CWM hospital, St Giles, and Makoi. Four patients are considered to be in severe condition, and three, in critical condition.
Screening Update
A total of 6,399 individuals were screened and 673 swabbed at stationary screening clinics in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 687,645 individuals screened and 102,053 swabbed to date. The mobile screening teams screened a total of 35 individuals and swabbed 24. This brings the cumulative total to 848,218 individuals screened and 77,191 swabbed by the mobile teams.
Testing Update
A total of 369,157 samples have been tested since this outbreak started in April 2021, with 412,018 tested since testing began in March 2020. 1062 tests have been reported for 29 September. The 7-day daily test average is 1,114 tests per day or 1.3 tests per 1,000 population. Weekly testing is at 9.7 tests per 1000 population, which remains above the WHO recommended level of 4 tests per 1000 population per week. The national 7-day average daily test positivity is 7.4%, which is on a downward trend, but it still is indicating a high level of community transmission.
Vaccination Update
To date, 592,242 adults in Fiji have received their first dose of the vaccine and 448,243 have received their second doses. Based on the updated total population of 618,173 people aged 18 years and over (adults), the revised vaccination coverage rates are 95.8% for adults who have received at least one dose, and 72.5% are now fully vaccinated nationwide.
